Germ tube

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A germ tube is an outgrowth produced by certain species of spore-releasing fungi (sporangia) during germination.

The germ tube differentiates, grows, and develops by mitosis to create a somatic hyphae.

[edit] See also

• Oomycota

[edit] References

• C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4^th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5